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#651

the low level gulf moisture is the problem but we are still 4 hours out

it could burn off and turn on the show for millions

or, fuck us all

the high level stuff is sliding east

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#652
52 minutes ago, Jiggy-Z said:

Just in case. It was nice knowing all of you assholes.

Just in case, we don't really feel the same way.

#653

I live within the projected zone of totality, but very near (~3 miles) to the eastern edge. In a situation like that, if I look to the east, will I see terrain in that direction which is still illuminated by the sun, while I'm in (relative) darkness? Will the eastern part of the sky remain lit like a sunrise? With the cloud cover it's probably moot, but I'd like to know what I'm missing.

 

 

#657

Bright and sunny in Waco right now.  Looks like the low level stuff is starting to burn off and may hold on through the event.  Storms later this afternoon.  

#658
8 minutes ago, Paper_jam said:

I live within the projected zone of totality, but very near (~3 miles) to the eastern edge. In a situation like that, if I look to the east, will I see terrain in that direction which is still illuminated by the sun, while I'm in (relative) darkness? Will the eastern part of the sky remain lit like a sunrise? With the cloud cover it's probably moot, but I'd like to know what I'm missing.

you would have to be at 10000' elevation looking at mountains 100 miles away to notice any difference

that is an extremely rare circumstance in the path of totality

 

#659

So people understand in terms of the lighting given off by an eclipse (even with clear skies) it’s going to just appear like a semi-overcast day right? It’s not going to be anything close to dark or pitch black? It’s an amazing amount of hype for something that’s going to underwhelm pretty much everyone. 

#660

I had given up but went out and some times cloud cover is thin enough to where sun outline is very visible and some times it is thick. Dammit there is hope and now it will be random luck what we get during totality.

 

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#661
1 minute ago, Helobious said:

So people understand in terms of the lighting given off by an eclipse (even with clear skies) it’s going to just appear like a semi-overcast day right? It’s not going to be anything close to dark or pitch black? It’s an amazing amount of hype for something that’s going to underwhelm pretty much everyone. 

I've seen it described more like short-term twilight not overcast, in terms of light.

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#662
2 minutes ago, Helobious said:

So people understand in terms of the lighting given off by an eclipse (even with clear skies) it’s going to just appear like a semi-overcast day right? It’s not going to be anything close to dark or pitch black? It’s an amazing amount of hype for something that’s going to underwhelm pretty much everyone. 

Never change Helobious.  Hell - even the partial eclipse last year was pretty damn cool.  

#663
2 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I've seen it described more like short-term twilight not overcast, in terms of light.

There was an eclipse here in 2017 and a few months ago. Definitely just looked like it was a cloudy day outside for a few minutes. 

#665
1 hour ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Is this expected to be any different than a fat guy standing up in front of me at a football game? I'm trying to understand all the hype. Saw one decades ago and was very underwhelmed. Anything different this go round?

I've been hanging around with this guy and a bird during the day and this woman and her really angry wolf-dog at night. They are on their way to see a priest, they promised I would see some shit during the eclipse.

#666
3 minutes ago, Helobious said:

There was an eclipse here in 2017 and a few months ago. Definitely just looked like it was a cloudy day outside for a few minutes. 

So you have never seen one? 2017 was amazing. darkness and silence.

#667
1 minute ago, InkaUtexas said:

So you have never seen one? 2017 was amazing. darkness and silence.

Trust Hloby.  He's the one in the right and everyone else is wrong.  These things come around all the time, and they are a nothingburger....

 

 

#672
18 minutes ago, Helobious said:

So people understand in terms of the lighting given off by an eclipse (even with clear skies) it’s going to just appear like a semi-overcast day right? It’s not going to be anything close to dark or pitch black? It’s an amazing amount of hype for something that’s going to underwhelm pretty much everyone. 

At first I thought you were asking a question.  Then I realized you're making one of your classic predictions.

In the path of totality, it should essentially be dark for a few minutes, depending on location.

Now my actual question:  in Austin, how long is the "slightly dark -> dark -> slightly dark" cycle expected to last?

#673

Out at Lake LBJ, its pretty cloudy but the sun is poking through in some spots….

I am yelling at clouds

 

#674
16 minutes ago, DanTheHorn said:

I had given up but went out and some times cloud cover is thin enough to where sun outline is very visible and some times it is thick. Dammit there is hope and now it will be random luck what we get during totality.

 

That video was made in a dark room with black construction paper, a hole punch, flashlight and cigarette.

#675
6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

in Austin, how long is the "slightly dark -> dark -> slightly dark" cycle expected to last?

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#677
8 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

fox 4 just showed a probability index for the metroplex that was not favorable

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#678

Waited years to see this, got excited about being in the totality, and the clouds are being assholes. 

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#679

Extremely bright where I am with a good bit of cloud cover, but some blue is starting to break through. Seems like the sun might be burning away some of the cover. 

#680
Helobious pretty much confirmed the rapture is actually happening this afternoon. 
That guy is either a bit or a world-class idiot. Either way he should be ignored universally.
#681
Waited years to see this, got excited about being in the totality, and the clouds are being assholes. 
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No shit ; sunny as fuck yesterday too just to cock tease us
#683
There was an eclipse here in 2017 and a few months ago. Definitely just looked like it was a cloudy day outside for a few minutes. 

The one from last October isn’t remotely close to what this one is supposed to be like.

I can’t speak to 2017 since we weren’t in the path of totality but my parents went to Tennessee for it and they said it was pretty amazing. There are people who chase things all over the world. Pretty sure it’s not a “nothingburger.” I just hope the clouds cooperate.
#685

All those campers/RVs/vehicles and the sort I've seen the last 3 days heading out and clogging the roads by me in the hill country, Dripping, Johnson City, Fredericksburg.......

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#686

Hi, thought I'd chime in, to no one's anticipation.

Weather - clouds could break, but I did a look-see of the GOES satellite and clouds are thickening from the SW (where this flow is coming from). Still could easily be breaks in the clouds here and there, but generally not going to get an unobstructed total view, which is amazing. My guess though is clouds slightly worsen as the low in Nevada starts throwing clouds our way the rest of the morning. Hope there are some peepholes though.

Eclipse tidbits:

1) Once the sun *completely* is obscured by the moon, it's absolutely ok to look at it without eye protection (no "hidden" damaging rays or whatnot). But once *any* (and I mean even .001%) of the sun breaks back out, you'd better not be looking. Everyone's retinas are different - mine can absorb a quick glance but some people get permanent blind spots. Know the start and end time to within a few secs.

2) Don't waste time jacking with equpiment and miss it. Take a picture or video but the best part is experiencing it with full attention. Trust me on this. Plus there will be billions of pictures/videos of it, even if you pride your own.

3) If you've never seen a total, it's galactically different, and I mean hugely, than even a 99.99% partial. The coolest thing you can experience is that last .01% shadow of the moon creeping over the land and then at your site. Everything changes in an instant. You go into a completely different world with that .last .01% disappearring.

4) How dark does it get during totality? NOT 100% black. More like 30 mins. after sunset. Dark blue. But that amazing black disk above provides a sort of heavenly shadowy light. Nothing like it. I'll leave you with a shot I took of the 2017 clipse in Illinois, ironically enough the exact same spot where this one will cross (center of the "X" of the two tracks if you will). I had enhanced the moon's blackness a bit in this (not totally, pun intended) as often the sun, even eclipsed, will bleed into the black moon and wash it out (doesn't happen with naked eye).

Hope you can get a peek at least. Nothing like it (alas, on a clear day, though).

2017 (sky is about the right color, in real life maybe a shade darker (camera tried a bit to adjust the light, but it's about 90% accurate IMHO):

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#687
8 minutes ago, Eastwood said:

Extremely bright where I am with a good bit of cloud cover, but some blue is starting to break through. Seems like the sun might be burning away some of the cover. 

It would be ironic - or something - if the sun burned off the clouds, but then the eclipse cooled things off, allowing clouds to form again, only to have the sun burn the clouds off again after the eclipse.

I'll neg myself.

#688
5 minutes ago, C-Man said:


The one from last October isn’t remotely close to what this one is supposed to be like.

I can’t speak to 2017 since we weren’t in the path of totality but my parents went to Tennessee for it and they said it was pretty amazing. There are people who chase things all over the world. Pretty sure it’s not a “nothingburger.” I just hope the clouds cooperate.

I was in Oregon for the one in 2017.  Definitely got darker than just a regular cloudy day.  Also got much cooler.  Some pics in the link below......

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#694
JUST IN: The Texas Eclipse Festival in Burnet is now canceled due to a severe weather risk today. Organizers of the music festival at Reveille Peak Ranch have asked attendees to leave promptly, according to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office. @KVUE

 

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Made myself a cheat sheet ... these values are for my location specifically (Dripping Springs).

Hoping for a continued thinning of that damned coastal flow.

 

 

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The "partial" lines are just reminders for me to get regular shots of the progressing crescent Sun ... but may be a bust if clouds are there at the time.

#698

I was at a 98% totality spot in 2017 so didn’t get the full effect, but watching the moon creep across the face of the sun through the glasses was very interesting, and having the amount of light/ heat that we did get from that 2% really drove home how much energy the sun puts out. 

#699
5 minutes ago, Mittens said:
JUST IN: The Texas Eclipse Festival in Burnet is now canceled due to a severe weather risk today. Organizers of the music festival at Reveille Peak Ranch have asked attendees to leave promptly, according to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office. @KVUE

 

Absolutely nothing on the radar.  

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